Europe
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MSC brings in $40 per teu Arabian Gulf war risk surcharge
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has become the latest liner to institute a war risk surcharge for all cargoes moving to…
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Royal Marines storm Syria-bound VLCC
At 2am this morning British military forces in Gibraltar took control of a VLCC bound for Syria, suspected of breaching…
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US authorities remove sanctions on PB Tankers
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed restrictions on Italian owner PB Tankers and unblocked previously sanctioned vessels…
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Equinor extends contract for Eidesvik Offshore supply vessel
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a new three-year contract by Equnior Energy for 2004-built supply vessel . The contract will…
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World’s largest boxship featuring 24 rows across is delivered
The world’s largest containership has been delivered this week by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries. The 400 m long is…
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Hapag-Lloyd and ONE sign up to TradeLens
Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) have signed up to TradeLens, the blockchain platform created by Maersk and IBM, bringing…
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Klaveness pulls commercial activities from Shanghai office
Norwegian dry bulk owner Torvald Klaveness has decided to downsize its Shanghai office to focus on operations, and will no…
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France commits to sail roros
French car manufacturer Renault is to get 80-90% reduction in CO2 emissions transporting its vehicles on newly commissioned sail roros…
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DOF awarded several new contracts by ConocoPhillips
Norwegian offshore service provider DOF has been awarded three long-term contracts by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for the deployment of MRVs Skandi…
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Maersk Drilling awarded North Thekah contract by Edison
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Italy’s Edison E&P for 2009-built semi-submersible rig . The contract is for…
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Maersk compares current container booking practices to the worst dining experience ever
Maersk has uploaded a new video to its YouTube channel explaining the current complicated, unreliable nature of container shipping and…
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Janchart takes Ulises’s last ship
Denmark’s Janchart Shipping has added another handy bulker in a deal that sees one Greek company exit shipowning. Janchart is…
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Ensco Rowan changes its name to Valaris
Esco Rowan, the offshore drilling giant formed from a $12bn combination of Ensue and Rowan Companies completed earlier this year,…
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LPG carrier blaze kills one, injures 15
A seafarer died and another 15 were hospitalised last night after a fire broke out on the Malta-flagged LPG carrier…
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International Andromeda Shipping forks out $100m for LR2 resale pair
Monaco-based International Andromeda Shipping has just inked a deal to purchase a pair of LR2 tankers currently under construction at…
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TechnipFMC awarded Reliance subsea contracts in India
TechnipFMC has secured major subsea contracts from Reliance Industries for the MJ1 field, located in deep water offshore India in…
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Castor Maritime raising money for fleet growth
Nasdaq Capital Market-listed Greek dry bulk owner Castor Maritime is looking to raise up to $10m, which it says will…
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Globus Maritime completes fleet refinancing
Greek owner Globus Maritime has completed the refinancing of its fleets of five vessels through a term loan facility with…
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Uniper signs new charter for Diana Shipping panamax
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has signed a new time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities for 2014-built ice…
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HMM leaves 2M for THE Alliance
South Korean line HMM has been accepted into THE Alliance, becoming the fourth member of the liner grouping set up…
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